Using a custom trust store for UCD integration

You can use a custom trust store in the HCL OneTest Server UCD plugin file to establish a trusted and secure connection between the UCD server and HCL OneTest Server.

Before you begin

You must have configured the certificate that is used by HCL OneTest Server as a trusted CA, and then install HCL OneTest Server. See Installation of server software.

About this task

If the SSL certificate assigned to HCL OneTest Server is signed by an internal Certified Authority (CA), then you must download and import the CA certificate to a custom trust store. You can then use the custom trust store in the HCL OneTest Server test process step to establish a trusted and secure connection between the UCD server and HCL OneTest Server.

Note: If the internal CA certificate is already imported to the default trust store that is used by the UCD server, you need not use a custom trust store.

Procedure

  1. Locate the default trust store file (cacerts file) in your JRE directory from your computer, and then copy the file to a location of your choice on your computer.
  2. Run the following command from the command prompt or terminal to import the CA certificate to your custom trust store:
    keytool -import -trustcacerts -file <path to the downloaded CA certificate with the file extension> -alias <custom label for the certificate> -keystore <path to the trust store>

    For example,

    keytool -import -trustcacerts -file C:\Users\ca file.crt -alias alias1 -keystore D:\cert\cacerts

    Note: The default password of the trust store is changeit. It remains the same for the custom trust store. If you want to change the password, you can run the following command, and then enter the new password:
    keytool -storepasswd -keystore <path to the trust store>

    For example, keytool -storepasswd -keystore D:\cert\cacerts

Results

You have successfully imported the downloaded CA certificate to the custom trust store.

What to do next

You can then run the tests that are available in your HCL OneTest Server project from the UCD server.